Linux / Unix Command: sync

Command Library

NAME

sync - commit buffer cache to disk.  

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

void sync(void);  

DESCRIPTION

sync first commits inodes to buffers, and then buffers to disk.  

CONFORMING TO

SVr4, SVID, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3  

SEE ALSO

bdflush(2), fsync(2), fdatasync(2), update(8), sync(8)

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